OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Investigators believe careless disposal of smoking materials caused a condo fire that killed one man in northeast Kansas.

The Overland Park Fire Department identified the victim as 74-year-old James Arthur Stoker.

A neighbor in the eight-unit building called 911 around 4 a.m. Monday after waking up to the smell of smoke. Firefighters found Stoker dead in his condo.

No other injuries were reported.

Friends told KMBC-TV that Stoker had heart problems and used oxygen while continuing to smoke. Overland Park officials said the death fit one of the city’s most common profiles for fire fatalities — an older adult smoker who lives independently and uses an oxygen tank.

 

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed a man at an Overland Park apartment building.

The fire department said in a news release that the fire early Monday at the Deveraux Apartments led to the death of an adult male who lived in the apartment where the fire started. He was found dead when firefighters searched the apartment.

No other injuries were reported in the eight-unit apartment complex. The fire department said the blaze was contained to one apartment, although adjacent units suffered some smoke and water damage.

The victim’s name has not been released.